Spelthorne Borough Council

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Ashford, Laleham, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell & Sunbury

Reduce and reuse your waste

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• buy a garden compost bin to reduce your garden and kitchen waste
• avoid pre-packed items when shopping.
• take a reusable shopping bag with you instead of using plastic carrier bags
• take unwanted medicines back to the chemist for them to dispose of
• buy energy saving light bulbs, which save your money in the long run because they need replacing less often
• avoid buying over packaged goods.
• buy products sold in refill packs or concentrated products.
• try and buy less! Do you really need it - don't fall for 'buy one get one free' unless you can really use the free one
• stop receiving junk mail by signing up to the mailing preference service

• use sandwich boxes for your packed lunch instead of plasitc bags.
• use refillable drinks bottles
• reuse envelopes with sticky labels for new addresses
• pass on unwanted comics, books, clothes, toys, games etc to friends or charity shops.
• buying refillable pens and pencils and refilling bottles, sprays and cartridges.
  Cartridge World, 19 Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, , TW15 2RP
• donating magazines to hairdressers, doctors and dentists.
• reuse what plastic carrier bags you have.
• use real reusable nappies.
• use rechargable batteries.